diff --git a/component/identifiable.go b/component/identifiable.go
index aebacf087e1..39d209da657 100644
--- a/component/identifiable.go
+++ b/component/identifiable.go
@@ -119,23 +119,20 @@ func (id ID) MarshalText() (text []byte, err error) {
 // UnmarshalText implements the encoding.TextUnmarshaler interface.
 func (id *ID) UnmarshalText(text []byte) error {
 	idStr := string(text)
-	items := strings.SplitN(idStr, typeAndNameSeparator, 2)
-	var typeStr, nameStr string
-	if len(items) >= 1 {
-		typeStr = strings.TrimSpace(items[0])
-	}
-
-	if len(items) == 1 && typeStr == "" {
-		return errors.New("id must not be empty")
-	}
+	typeStr, nameStr, hasName := strings.Cut(idStr, typeAndNameSeparator)
+	typeStr = strings.TrimSpace(typeStr)
 
 	if typeStr == "" {
-		return fmt.Errorf("in %q id: the part before %s should not be empty", idStr, typeAndNameSeparator)
+		if hasName {
+			return fmt.Errorf("in %q id: the part before %s should not be empty", idStr, typeAndNameSeparator)
+		} else {
+			return errors.New("id must not be empty")
+		}
 	}
 
-	if len(items) > 1 {
+	if hasName {
 		// "name" part is present.
-		nameStr = strings.TrimSpace(items[1])
+		nameStr = strings.TrimSpace(nameStr)
 		if nameStr == "" {
 			return fmt.Errorf("in %q id: the part after %s should not be empty", idStr, typeAndNameSeparator)
 		}
diff --git a/confmap/provider/envprovider/provider.go b/confmap/provider/envprovider/provider.go
index 8a0b87a9174..eab5e63f14b 100644
--- a/confmap/provider/envprovider/provider.go
+++ b/confmap/provider/envprovider/provider.go
@@ -76,9 +76,9 @@ func (*provider) Shutdown(context.Context) error {
 // returns (var name, default value)
 func parseEnvVarURI(uri string) (string, *string) {
 	const defaultSuffix = ":-"
-	if strings.Contains(uri, defaultSuffix) {
-		parts := strings.SplitN(uri, defaultSuffix, 2)
-		return parts[0], &parts[1]
+	name, defaultValue, hasDefault := strings.Cut(uri, defaultSuffix)
+	if hasDefault {
+		return name, &defaultValue
 	}
 	return uri, nil
 }
diff --git a/pipeline/pipeline.go b/pipeline/pipeline.go
index aa2d3d0d0ad..1995e88ca36 100644
--- a/pipeline/pipeline.go
+++ b/pipeline/pipeline.go
@@ -72,23 +72,20 @@ func (i ID) MarshalText() (text []byte, err error) {
 // UnmarshalText implements the encoding.TextUnmarshaler interface.
 func (i *ID) UnmarshalText(text []byte) error {
 	idStr := string(text)
-	items := strings.SplitN(idStr, typeAndNameSeparator, 2)
-	var signalStr, nameStr string
-	if len(items) >= 1 {
-		signalStr = strings.TrimSpace(items[0])
-	}
-
-	if len(items) == 1 && signalStr == "" {
-		return errors.New("id must not be empty")
-	}
+	signalStr, nameStr, hasName := strings.Cut(idStr, typeAndNameSeparator)
+	signalStr = strings.TrimSpace(signalStr)
 
 	if signalStr == "" {
-		return fmt.Errorf("in %q id: the part before %s should not be empty", idStr, typeAndNameSeparator)
+		if hasName {
+			return fmt.Errorf("in %q id: the part before %s should not be empty", idStr, typeAndNameSeparator)
+		} else {
+			return errors.New("id must not be empty")
+		}
 	}
 
-	if len(items) > 1 {
+	if hasName {
 		// "name" part is present.
-		nameStr = strings.TrimSpace(items[1])
+		nameStr = strings.TrimSpace(nameStr)
 		if nameStr == "" {
 			return fmt.Errorf("in %q id: the part after %s should not be empty", idStr, typeAndNameSeparator)
 		}